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Spicy Honey Mustard Fried Chicken

Seasoned chicken drumsticks are fried twice then tossed in a reduced sauce. This spicy honey mustard fried chicken will wake up the laziest taste buds.

Details of fried chicken coated in spicy honey mustard sauce

Starch makes a better coating than wheat flour. It stays crisp longer even when the chicken has started to cool.

Reducing the honey mustard sauce before allowing it to touch the fried chicken makes it stick to the chicken better.

Spicy Honey Mustard Fried Chicken

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
For best results, give the chicken a day to soak up the flavors of the spices and seasonings before frying.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Marinating time 1 d
Total Time 1 d 22 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine International
Servings 2 people
Spicy honey mustard fried chicken with white rice in black plate
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Ingredients
  

  • 4 to 6 chicken drumsticks about 400 grams in total weight
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne powder

To cook the fried chicken

  • ¼ cup corn starch or potato starch
  • cooking oil

For the glaze

  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons plain mustard
  • 1 bird’s eye chili finely sliced
  • ½ teaspoon dried minced garlic

Instructions
 

Marinate the chicken

  • Dry the chicken with paper towels and dump into a bowl.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients for the marinade and mix well.
  • Cover the bowl tightly and chill in the fridge for 24 hours.

Fry the chicken

  • In a thick-bottomed frying pan, heat enough oil to reach a depth of at least three inches.
  • Drop the chicken into a resealable bag, add the flour and shake to coat each piece well.
  • Over medium heat (about 310F), fry the chicken until lightly crisp, about six minutes.
    Fried chicken with crispy skin on chopping board
  • Scoop out the chicken and rest on a rack.
  • Turn up the heat to 350F and fry the chicken a second time for about two minutes until nicely browned and very crisp on the outside.
  • Scoop out the chicken.
  • Pour the honey and mustard into a clean pan, the add the sliced chili and minced garlic.
    Honey, mustard, chilies and garlic in a pan
  • Cook the honey mustard sauce until reduced by half.
  • Add the chicken to the sauce and toss well to coat every inch of the surface.
    Tossing fried chicken in spicy honey mustard sauce
  • Scoop out the chicken and serve at once.
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Published: January 16, 2021 • Last modified: July 24, 2021 ♥ Chicken, Duck & Turkey, It's Summer, Picnic Food, Fried, Lunch / Dinner, Main Courses, One-pot Meals, Spicy

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